Kupres, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Kupres Купрес |
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 Kupres
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| Coordinates: 43°59′26″N 17°16′46″E / 43.99056°N 17.27944°ECoordinates: 43°59′26″N 17°16′46″E / 43.99056°N 17.27944°E | ||
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Canton | Canton 10 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipality president | Milan Raštegorac - Komo (HDZ 1990) | |
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| • Total | 569,8 km2 (2,200 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013 census) | ||
| • Total | 5,057 | |
| • Density | 9,8/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Area code(s) | +387 34 | |
| Website | opcinakupres |
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Kupres is a town and municipality in Canton 10 (Croatian: Hercegbosanska županija, Serbian: Livanjski kanton) of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Kupres is 43 km (27 mi) distanced from Livno, 127 km (79 mi) from Mostar,143 km from Sarajevo, 123 km from Banja Luka and 127 km (79 mi) from Split.
Kupres is located 1,120 to 1,150 m (3,675 to 3,773 ft) above sea level and averages 55 days a year of snowfall due to its advantageous location in the Dinaric Alps.
The town has good road (state road M-16) and bus access heading towards Tomislavgrad, Livno and Mostar, and is connected to the nearby town of Bugojno in Bosnia Proper via a tunnel called "Kupreška vrata" (en. "Gates of Kupres"). It also has daily bus line towards Croatian cities of Zagreb, Split and Osijek.
The first traces of humans date back to prehistoric times, with a few archaeological findings supporting that theses. In times between neolithic and IV. century B.C., area of Kupres was inhabited by the Illyrians (Dalmatae tribe) along with Celts, who were much more technologically advanced then Illyrians. Both of those nations left the area or were assimilated following Roman Conquest in the time of the first Roman Emperor Augustus, who governed it until its collapse in 476 A.D.
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